Whats the difference between regular pregnancy and chemical??

[Nessamorin]

Just curious... What is a chemical pregnancy?? I keep reading about it but have no idea what it is....

[Nessamorin]

Oh ok thank you ladies! Makes sense now

[lilbit_17]

Its when the egg is fertilized, but dies soon after implantation.

[Ashelen]

Agree with Lesley. To expand upon what she said, the reason they call it chemical pregnancy is because it's not technically a pregnancy. Basically the egg and sperm meet, and begin releasing chemicals that can sometimes be detected by a pregnancy test. BUT the egg never implants, which is when pregnancy "technically" occurs (because without implantation, the egg will be passed out of the uterus with a woman's period blood).

So it's a "chemical" pregnancy because the chemicals (hormones) for pregnancy are there, but not the actual pregnancy.

[Lesley27]

a chemical pregnancy is a very early MC, some women when testing too early(before their period) get a positive test result but then end up with there period... and not prego... so thats part of why they warn against testing too early too...